Unable to install Rosetta on new MacBook Pro

katieteague wrote:

I have a new MacBook Pro 2021 (Monterey). Migrated my data over via time machine. Cannot install Rosetta. When the install pops up I get "Unable to check for updates. Please check your internet and try again." It's not the connection (have tried from multiple locations.) I have tried starting in Safe Mode and installing via terminal and get "Rosetta not available." It is not already installed (apps won't run that need it). I have reset PRAM, deleted VPN and cleaner apps and other suggestions I have seen. Any other possibly solutions short of a complete recovery re-install?

Thanks!

Typically if an Application needs translation it will automatically query for Rosetta...(?)

What app is this asking for Rosetta? Universal apps do not need Rosetta.

If you need to install Rosetta on your Mac

I had this same issue. The first time I saw the Rosetta prompt, I had to cancel out due to a bad connection. All future attempts to open apps that needed Rosetta resulted in the "Unable to check for updates" message.

The fix, which I found in another thread here, was to run "Disk First Aid" - go to the Utilities folder, run Disk Utility, and then Disk First Aid within that. I restarted afterwards, and tried again - Rosetta successfully installed.

What happens when you run this command:

sudo /usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license